Exhibition for rising star in art world

by dark_artist | December 21, 2008 at 05:44 am

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Dundee graduate gaining recognition

By Samantha Chetwynd

Published: 06/09/2008

A GRADUATE from Dundee art school who draws inspiration from Michelangelo will exhibit his work at an Inverness-shire gallery next week.

Frank To, 26, will have four paintings on display at the Art and the Word show at Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly.

His work will be exhibited alongside several established Scottish artists who have created work inspired by literature.

To, who is based in Glasgow, is already gaining a reputation as a contemporary figurative painter, having established a loyal following which includes a number of high-profile buyers such as Star Trek legend Patrick Stewart.

His work has also been featured in television detective drama Rebus.

In recent years his work has been exhibited alongside that of Tracy Emin and Damien Hirst. He said: “This exhibition will provide me the opportunity to show the public how I am inspired by literal text.

“In a way, I’m showing a more personal side with the new work.”

The exhibition opens on September 12.

For more information, please visit the Kilmorack Gallery